USTP Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

OUR MANDATE

For the realization of one of USTP’s new administration’s 7-point agenda, specifically the “Yearn for Excellence in Teaching and Learning,” it is the aim of the center to be an enabling hub for achieving institutional goals, to manage and supervise the introduction and implementation of new pedagogies, and start building the innovative teaching and learning ecosystems to produce quality graduates that are not only educated to support and work in an industry/ company, but also educated to become innovative entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders.

CITL 4-point Agenda

CHALLENGE the teaching, problem-solving, and work paradigms to improvise or develop new strategies or approaches that are relevant enough to enhance students' learning or target users' experiences.

IMPROVE the effectiveness of existing curricula by periodically incorporating key strategies to keep their relevance abreast towards industry's needs and for continous improvement of instruction.

THRIVE in the field of the teaching profession embracing it as a very important role that requires enthusiasm, lifelong learning and a harmonious community of practice.

LEAD in the showcasing and sharing best practices in terms of teaching, learning, and other related activities promoting innovative endeavors that can motivate, persuade, and inspire the academic community and other relevant stakeholders.

DR. LLOYD JHON B. ESTAMPA FACILITATED THE “MASTERING DESIGN THINKING PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH: A TRAINING FOR TRAINERS (TOT)” AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOHOL

To further strengthen its commitment to academic excellence and community engagement, the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP), through its Extension and Community Relations Division (ECRD), in partnership with the University of Bohol (UB), conducted a two-day training titled “Mastering Design Thinking Pedagogical Approach: A Training of Trainers (TOT)” on June 16–17, 2025 at the UB Auditorium.